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PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 2TH, 1938.

EDINBURGH CASTLE AND THE NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL.

KEMOVAL OF THE HARRISON,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}

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Enseño, May 9th

For the first time in modern history Edinburgh Castle is to he left without Karrison. When Bedford Barracks were co stractel some years ago it was understal that for military purposes the barracks wend take the bar of the Castle as the In garrison. In to whiespread ontinent, however, it was arranged that at least a company of the battalion forming the garrison for the time being wont be quartered in the Castle But this is now to be discontinue, and, to the great regret of nimy Scots, only lalf- a-dozen men ar sus for sentry daty will go prise the garrison.

TAFELTS of the Binburgh';

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Mr. Lloyd George, nidressing a crowded meeting at the City Temple on May 5th, under the anspiers of the Colonial Missionary

Shanghai-51, Kiangse Roal Hankow-British Concession:- Society, said that empire in the past s been to much of a bust and to httle of a

CORRESPONDENTS IN 1 | trust. It was almost a new theory, this theory

London, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, of trust. The first time it was dinidied in

Vancouver, B.C., Honolulu, Singapore, Penang, gra international

was four years nge in the Treaty of Versailles, in the form Tientsin, Strat w, Mauds, Canion and all co

it mercial contres of Chios and abroad of what was called a mandate Lheory,

hetd was a trust not held for prestige, not

PROMPT SERVICE. profit, not beld even to account to

Attractive rates for; all kinds of Deposits for the British Parliament, nor even the British!

Т. Н. МАН people, but a trust for hunmuits to be Inquiries are welconies. portest upon every year as to what your live. done with the sells committal to the charge of the British Empire. (Cheers)

Referring to the seven or eight millions of men who went from the British Empire during the war the ex-Premier said, amid cheers: Ab, how I wish there were just. one word of appreciation of that fact in Be are not a Frog and in Belgium. people who want gush, but just one word. They never know when the British Empire Under the blessing may be useful again.

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I ASK FOR

Consultations have been procreating for some time in connection with the revises! scheme for the Scottish National War Memorial to be constructed within the Castle Wails. The revised proposal a much less ambitious scale than that first

rossists largely in

the South, or from the West, will turn in on the west side of the Usile stinetively in, thus Pumpire in the day with the elition to its fabric of aơn, thựời

tiwir for and they wall ant turn in

who have been m But these inconspicuous shrine, which will not afret vain.

from tranny time wouhi the familiar outline of the Castle. It is deemed

anto the mire. understood that, after a careful scrutiny of have trumplal thin

of this trength the revised plans by the Ancient Monuments: avert through Committee, no objection has been misde to Empire, if they would just rexuvi onn sen- tence of gratitude that will make us The remainder of the sentence was lost in applause. The war opened up a vista of the of the British Exspire, of its splendours, of its possibilities and of its

The need of man for more room restaurces

farther

into chy: would drive him farther and empty spaces of the earth, Cicero had said that States were made ap of hearths and altars. These men, when they crossed the seas, would found earth, but would they found altars! (pon the answer to that depended the greatness, the beneficence, the rail glory not merely of the British Empire but of humanity itself. (Cheers.)

the scheme.

APPALLING SOCIAL STATE OF DUNDER

A frightful state of affairs is revealed in the report of the Approved Societies as to the social conditions of Dundee Jutepolis, as it proudly calls iteif from its staple industry Ilustrial and social conditions a bad in many plays throughout Britaite. and there is bound to be some place where they are worst. That Dundee was that place was already evident in pre war days from the high proportion of intemling craits for the Army rejected on malical grounds. The lisqunging features at the extent to which Dundee is worse than any vik and the absence other inlastrial

| any sign of imp in recent years.

There is no mystery about the use. For the explanation of the high incidence of sickness, disablement, and poor phy sigte, one need not go farther than the fact that the percentage of marist women working it in Dade, a against 7.3 in Glasgow and 7.5 in Edinbargia. Among certain classes of workers in Dundee the women can earn wore in the jute and tax will than the men, and it is not Bnce for the husband to act as

and shill housekeeper. while the

wil bearer goes out to work, What this means:

with can be reality divined by anyone experience of life; and the effect is made by a low standard of living-de the report patata

to on

arly

of low by bail

of

ignorance

and and reckless increase of numbers. Some of the figures excite horror. For instance, 11 women are named win mong theni il give birth to children, of whom were deal-a death rate of 6 per vent. One poor thing had given birth to twelve children all of whom were head. The state of things revealed in the report certainly calls for educative propaganda on a scale hitherto unattempted.

EMGRANTS, NOT EXTES,

An attempt has been made to raise the old cry of depopulation of the ligh lands" in connection with the recent floor of emigration from the island of the Hebrides on the West Coast of. Solun But there is no truth or semblance of truth in the statentent that the

canigrunts being forced to leave the land they love No well to make rooin for larger deer forests for the men of wedth. What Spened is simply this.

For the

has

camulation of arrears. been bad that may,

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This Empire is going to have a grent influence upon the future of the world," concluded Sir. Lloyd George, and if it is going to establish its real power it must

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In the House of Commons on May 3rd, Mr. Baldwin, replying to Mr. Less-Smith, said that for the year 1021-1022 it was estimated that there were 28,000 persons. RUTTONJEE & SON. with incumey exceeding £5,000 and with an estimated, total income of £367,000,000. It was providoually estimated that is the same year about 80,000 people with an estimated total income of £470,000,000 would be liable for super-tax. The esti mated gross income brought under review for income-tax and super-tax in Great Britain and Northern Ireland was £2.000.000.000. The actual income liable to tax before deduction of personal and

reliefs and family Allowances £2,250,000,000, and the total taxable income on which tax was paid was $1,230,000,000.

& GREAT JOUENALIST.

Of

Wae

very few tuen can it be sail with Truth, when they have passed away, that there is no one to take their place. But uniqueness of function was One of the outstanding characteristics of Sir Willians Robertson Nicoll, who died at the age of year's of the war einigration fan this. For many years he has been a lead. country was suspended, hence great acing figure in Scottish ecclesiastical life, in the religious life of both Scotland of the Hebrideans who and England, in Jiterary criticism, found work on the mainland have been out and in British journalism. For nearly forty of work since the subsidence of the Coming on top of that, and to complete the years the great journal with which his turne chiefly associated, The British Weekly, difficulties of those Western Isles, the her has been a household ward whereever the ring fishing has sutered severn depression English language is spoken, and has

influence of popular owing to the closing of the Russian wal el a

German market, In

and and Dorcal times

taste, and even in politics. To have the stantly leaving the isle, but they expressed and guided for a 14any years

and their departare opinion of what is after all the most in-

was not hotel. On

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were

formerary texnopled kind in theology,

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weut in two and this occasion Canadian #ential class in Brit-the class that emigrant agents lave e elaborate inherits the religious and social traditions

both for la

and of the old Scottish Presbyterians and the arrangements, the result has been a Ensils Pusitana-is an achievement that for settlement, somewhat spectacular exokina

several

and

hundred inhabitants. Indeeil the agents ser

Sir William Robertson Nicoll as one stamps

it have of greatest journalists of our time. mado a big already

advertisement sut the

was an achievement possible only to one who had been brought up in a Scottish cation, and tranship, some

vine hands are being taken to

of Hebrideanx to W

country manse, in an atmosphere of book- Canadn every year. The young Jewsmen and of simple piety, who had survived the who have jast left were not crafter: they "literature and oatmeal regime of a Scottish were the sons of crofters: most of

pro

spil.

were ant workers on the land, and Eniversity, who had performed the duties! of a country minister, who had won all ahiy had no intention of spending the years early distinction both as a popular ex- in a vain attempt to wring & tengre liveli. Conitor and as an expert theologian, and Of in whom a preligious receptivity and a hol from an all but barren course, they might have preferred to stay lifelong passion for literature were combined at home; but u would the millions of people with facility of expression and a a prodigious who have left the British Isles of recent tinus, and the many more million whe power of work. Nitor was ever quicker to discover merit, or more generous in its have left the countries of Europe for the encouragement, and he never mistook a guso same reason-namely, to seek a more pros for a swall Wonderful in any case, his

miraculous

when it porous career in the New World.

areer ems remembered that he was a semi-invalid for tho greater part of his life, and did a great part of his writing in bed. He was n Brave mia, dying practically in harness, Inc was a fine sample of the son of a Scottishe mínse."

A GOLFE PŁOM THE SOUDAN,

MASONIC UROTUERIDOIS

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is

uf.

When Mr. C. B. Crole won the gold medal at the Spring meeting of the Honourable "Company of Edinburgh Golfers, a new name fell to be added in the qutable list of Muir field Medalists. With ample justification he might claim the title of an all-read sport

At the quarterly communication of though he has played comparatively gulf of recent years. He is at present home Grand Lodge of Scottish Freemasonry, on leave from the Sudan, where le holds a notice was given of a motion proposing civil service post Opportunities for prac that Grand Lodge should consider whether the British Empire tice out there are not frequent, fat a small the holding of course in the district where he is located Exhibition in London next year, which

thousands risited by to keep his band has enabled him to

would

would provide from poverstus, Freemssons little. Before the war the new gold

golf ZAL gained his Blue for

In an opportunity which should be taken gasons. 1912 and 1913 he played against advantage of to call a world conference of Saree Cole hul also his Rugby solved, that the Grand Leerand Lodges and was captain of the team the brethren there in 1924 and, if so re- Cambridge,

of England Blue at Oxford, and when he was and Ireland and other dengbilised after the war it was on the should be approached with the view Rugby field and at cricket that he earned enlisting their cordial interest in the distinction. Rugby followers will recall matter. The question as to whether the his fine works as a wing three-quarters in motion was in ortler was raised, but it was Scotland's national XV, and I also restated that the riatter was already before presented his country or thereket field the Grand Lodge of England, and it was with credit.

agreed to asait developments, the motion being meantime dropped.

(Continued a foot or next column.)

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